Lock.



PATENTEDYJUNE'IG, 1903'.

J. PELLINGTON.

LOCK.

APPLIoATIoN FILED DB0. 2z. 1902.

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v mmmmmvm UNITED STATES Patented June 16, 1903.

JAMES PELLINGTON, OF APATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming -part of Letters Patent N o. 731,217, dated June 16, 1903. Application filed December 22K, 1902. Serial No. 136,113. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JAMES'PELLINGTON, reY siding at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locks,l of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hasp-locks especially adapted for use on sliding doors-such as barns, box-cars, @ccf-and l also to improvements in seals for such locks.

The object of my invention is to produce a lock that will be simple and durable and will operate easily and when locked cannot be opened without breaking the seal which is used when the lock is closed.

Other objects will appear from what is set' forth in the following description.

My invention consists in certain constructions, combination of elements, and arrangements of parts, which are illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings and set forth in the following description.

Referring to said drawings, which form a part of this specilication, and in which similar symbols of reference indicate the same parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a front view of the lock shown attached to a sliding door. Fig. 2 is a front view of the casing of the lock with the hinged latch open, the covering of the casing removed to show the locking mechanism contained4 in the casing, they cap-plates of the seal-holding part of the lock being removed to more clearly show the springs which hold the seal in place when the hasp is closed. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3V of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 of Fig. 2, showing the manner of holding or mounting the rotating lock-bolt in the casing. Fig. lPris a View of the key used to operate said bolt; and Fig. 5 is a section on line`5 of Fig. l, showing in full lines' the peculiar form of staple used in connection with my lock.

The part lettered A on the drawings represents a part of a door to which the lock is fastened by the staple B, C being the side of the car or building to which is fastened the staple D, into which the lock is inserted to hold the door closed.

The part lettered E on the drawings represents the casing of the lock, which has connected thereto a hasp E', having an opening E2 at the outer end thereof through which the staple B passes to secure the lock to the door A. The inner face of the caser is provided with a circular Iiange e, and the covering of the casing, which is lettered E3 on the drawings,ris provided with a similar iiange e.

Fis the rotatable bolt, supported by the flanges e and e and rocks in the casing between these iianges.

Gis the key-post, the inner end of which is anged, as shown at g, and rests on the inner face of the casing. The cover of the casing has integrally attached. thereto an inwardly-projecting sleeve g', in which the keypost rotates when the key is inserted in the opening e2 of the cover of the casing. The flange g prevents the post from falling out of the casing, as will clearly appear from what is shown in Fig. 4: of the drawings. The lock-bolt F is'provided with an opening F', into which the key-post and the sleeve above referred to project. The lock-bolt is also provided with inwardly projecting lugs F2, against which the'key F3 coacts to operate the lock-bolt. This bolt also has projecting there from an arm f, having a beveled finger or lug f', which holds the hasp closed in a manner hereinafter to be described.

H is a supporting-lug integral with the in'- ner face ofthe casingand on which the arm F of the lock-bolt rests and is guided.

.l is a spring, one end of which is secured to a lug on the inner rim of the casing and the other end rests on or in contact with the arm f and tends to throw the lugf in the position to engage the hasp, as will be described.

K is an arm projecting from the outer periphery or rim of the casing, -to the outer end ofwhich is pivoted at 7c the latch L. This llatch has on its inner face a downwardlyprojecting beveledlug l', having a slot Ztherein, into which the lugfvis forced by the spring J when the latch is closed, the cover of the casing being provided With an opening or slot e3, into which the lug Z enters.

the arm K are upwardly-projecting lugs M, having grooves m in the inner face thereof, into which the seal is guided. Secured in each groove is a spring m to hold the seal in Secured to4 ICO place. As shown in the drawings, the lugs M are built up or made in two parts; but it is evident that they may be made in one part and the groove'm cut therein, as before stated.

N is the seal, which may be made of glass or any other suitable material. Each end of the seal is provided with a notch or recess n, into which the springs m snap and hold the seal in place when the lock is closed. The staple D, which is .especially adapted to be used with this lock, is made with an opening tZ therein of such shape and size as to neatly tit the arm K when the lock is in position to secure the door. It is also provided with an opening d', into which the latch L tits when closed, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The latch L is provided with lugs Z2, which take against the outer face ot' the staple D and prevent the lock from being removed from the staple.

The parts are assembled and operated as follows: The key-post G is placed inthe casing with its tiange g resting down and inside of the circular flange e. The lock-bolt F is then seated inside of the l'iange c' with the arm f resting on the supporting-lug H. The spring J is then putin place and the cover F.3 placed on the casing with the sleeve tting over the key-post G and projecting into the recess F of the lock-bolt F. The cover may be held in place by screws or rivets, as shown at e4. The latch is now secured to the arm K by the pivot-pin Zt. In using this lock as thus assembled itis secured to a door by the staple B, which passes through the opening F.2 of the hasp E. The staple D is then insorted in the door-frame. To secure the lock in place so as to fasten the door, the latch L is thrown open, as shown in Fig. 2, and the arm K is dropped down in the opening of the staple, as shown in Fig. 5. The latch L is then closed, so that it will fit in the opening d of the staple, as also shown in Fig. 5, and

the lug Z thereof will be inserted in the opening e3 of the cover and forced in place, so that the lugf of the lock-bolt will snap into the opening Z of the hasp-lock by the tension of the spring J. To secure the lock closed, so that it cannot -be opened without it being known by the proper person, the seal N is used in the following manner: It is inserted in the groove m over the latch L far enough for the grooves n to pass beyond the springs fm', when the said springs will snap in the grooves 'n and hold the seal locked, the

grooves being provided with enlarged parts or recesses n2, into which the vsprings are forced when the seal is inserted. The seal may have printed or indicated on its under side a proper number or other designating mark. To unfasten the lock, the key F3 is inserted in the key-openingr e2 and turned. When the fiange of the key comes in contact with the inwardly-projecting lugs F2 of the lock-bolt, the lock-bolt is moved against the ltension of the spring J far enough to withdraw the lugf' from the opening Z in the lug of the latch, and the latch can be drawn open. In throwing this latch open the seal N is broken. When the latch is thrown entirely open, the lock may be swung so that the arm K can be withdrawn from the staple D, and the door can then be opened.

It will be apparent to any one skilled in the that various changes and moditications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a lock, a casing having a hasp thereon adapted to fasten the lock yto a door or building, a lng projecting from the inner face of the casing forming a circular seat or recess for a rotatable bolt, a rotatable bolt fitting inside of said lug, a covering for said casing also having a circular-lug forming a circular seat in which the rotatable bolt is seated, the

rotatable bolt having an arm projecting therefrom and a recess in the center thereof, a keypost loosely seated in the' recess in the rotatable bolt, a sleeve projecting from the inner face of the casing and surrounding said keypost to hold it in proper position, a spring coacting with the arm'of the rotatable bolt to hold it in its normal position, and a latch hinged to said casing adapted to be held by the arm of the rotatable bolt when the hasp is closed as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a lock, a casing having a hasp thereon adapted to fasten the lock to a door or building, a rotatable bolt mounted in said casing, a spring lcoacting with said bolt, an arm connected to said casing, a latch hinged to said arm, said latch coacting with said rotatable bolt by which it is held in its closed position, a staple having a slot therein into which the said arm fits, and anotherl opening into which the latch fits when the lock is closed.

3. In alock, a casing, a rotatable bolt mounted in said casing having an arm, and a lug projecting from said arm, a spring adapted to throw the rotatable bolt to its normal position, an arm connected with said casing, a latch pivoted to said arm, said latch having lugs connected thereto, the inner face of which lits against the face of the arm when the latch is closed, a staple having a slot therein into which the arm fits, and another slot into which the latch is seated when the latch is closed, the lug on the latch preventing the arm from being removed from the staple as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a lock, a casing, having a locking mechanism therein, an arm connected to the said casing, a latch pivoted to said arm and adapted to coact with the locking mechanism of the casing, a seal adapted to be connected to said arm and itting over the latch when the latch is closed to prevent it from being opened without breaking the seal.

5. In a lock, a casing, a locking mechanism in said casing, an arm on said casing, a latch IOO IIO

pivoted to said casing, and adapted to coperate with the locking mechanism, a groove in said arm having means therein adapted to hold a seal in position in the groove and a seal adapted to enter said groove and to be held by said means over the latch when the latch is closed as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a lock, a casing having a locking mechanism therein, an arm connected to said casing, a latch pivoted to said arm, and adapted to be held by said locking mechanism when the said latch is closed, lugs projecting from said arm having grooves therein, adapted to receive a seal, a spring in each groove, a seal having notches in the ends thereof into which the springs enter when the seal is inserted so as to prevent the seal from being removed from the grooves, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a lock, a casing having a locking mechanism therein, an arm connected to said casing, a latch connected to said arm adapted to coact with said locking mechanism, a lug on the inner face of said latch, extending to the arm when the latch is closed, a staple adapted to be attached to a door or building, said staple having an opening therein into which the arm is inserted, and also another opening into'which the latch .ts when the latch is coacting with the locking mechanism, the lug on the latch preventing the arm from being removed from the staple when the latch is closed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a lock, a casing, a locking mechanism in said casing, a latch pivoted to said casing and adapted to coperate with the locking mechanism, said casing having grooves therein, flat springs in the grooves adapted to hold a seal in place in the grooves, and a seal adapted to lit in.said grooves, said seal having notches in the edges thereof into Which project the springs when the seal is inserted in place in the grooves whereby the seal is prevented from being removed, the said seal being adapted to cover the latch when the latch is closed, so that the latch may not be opened Without breaking the seal.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES PELLINGTON.

Witnesses:

RICHARD W. SCOTT, WILLIAM J. JENKINS. 

